Johann Smit

Viticulturist

Johann has scoped out every last inch of the Cape winelands, unearthing new terroir and grapes for Spier’s award-winning wines. Known for tirelessly pursuing harvests of the highest order, Johann has a way of squeezing the most and the best out of every vineyard. He’s also known for cultivating pumpkins the size of a wine barrel, and for patiently sitting at the edge of the ocean, rod and tackle in hand, waiting for a bite – when he’s not watching sand dunes grow on his farm in the Kalahari.